Walking on the Ocean Floor -Anne McKinnell Photography

Walking on the Ocean Floor

At the Bay of Fundy, the shape of the coastline dramatically increases tides resulting in the largest tidal range in the world. At Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick, giant rocks are perched on the shore. The shifting of the earth’s crust ripped the layers of rock apart, glaciers carved into the cracks, and the sea continues to erode the base. According to MicMac legend, the rocks were created by great whales when they turned their runaway slaves to stone. These legends always seem to bring a place to life for me.

I made this image before sunrise. The trick to photographing here is to find a day when low tide is concurrent with sunrise since it faces eastward. At high tide you cannot get to the rocks unless you kayak or canoe.

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This image is a blend of 4 exposures combined in Photomatix.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 5:35 am. It is filed under New Brunswick, North American Adventure and tagged with bay of fundy, Canada, hopewell rocks, new brunswick. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Kris Koeller says:

October 19, 2011 at 7:16 am

Beautiful shot. The lanscape looks amazing.
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Christy @ Technosyncratic says:

October 19, 2011 at 10:23 am

Beautiful! I guess it’s worth getting up for sunrise.
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Alan Majchrowicz says:

October 19, 2011 at 10:27 am

Very cool shot Anne!
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Edith Levy says:

Stunning image Anne.

Stephen says:

October 19, 2011 at 10:51 am

Great time of day.

Wendy Anderson says:

October 19, 2011 at 12:45 pm

Walked there a number of times, sure makes you feel like your a part of a much bigger picture.
lovely shot.

Jackson Frishman says:

October 19, 2011 at 3:34 pm

Gorgeous, Anne, simple yet unusual and interesting, and the blend looks perfect and natural!
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Russ Bishop says:

October 19, 2011 at 8:58 pm

This is beautiful Anne – really nice light and composition.

Charlie says:

October 20, 2011 at 8:22 am

Interesting subject Nice photo!
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October 20, 2011 at 8:23 am

I forgot the composite looks so natural. Those are my favorite with Landscapes So cool
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Dan Bailey says:

October 21, 2011 at 8:15 am

Hey, I know that place- I’ve been there before!! I actually shot at that location a few years ago for Tourism New Brunswick.

Great image, Anne. Love your framing, and you captured the light really well. One of your best that I’ve seen lately.
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Anne McKinnell says:

October 23, 2011 at 4:57 pm

Thank you Alan, I appreciate it!

October 23, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Thanks Edith! I really appreciate your visits and comments.

October 23, 2011 at 4:59 pm

Yes … I just wish it was easier to get out of bed! Thanks for your visit Stephen.

October 23, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Hi Wendy, yes it does! Something about that huge tide makes mother nature’s power so apparent. Thank you very much for your visit and comments.

October 23, 2011 at 5:01 pm

Thanks Jackson! I have been trying to make my HDR images look as natural as possible. Sometimes I take it in the grungy direction, but I usually prefer the natural look.

October 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm

Much appreciated Russ, thanks!

October 23, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Thank you Charlie! It was a pretty cool place to visit.

Thanks I appreciate that, the natural looking HDR is something I have been working on lately.

Jane M says:

November 1, 2011 at 9:06 am

Stunning pictures, so make me want to go and hols and leave this concrete jungle behind me

October 23, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Thank you Kris, it was an interesting place to visit, especially at low tide.

Hi Christy! Yes, it definitely is worth it, I just wish sunrise would happen later. Well, I guess it does this time of year. Even when I have successes at sunrise, it doesn’t seem to make any easier to get up the next time. I’m always dragging myself out there, but when I get there I get excited about the scene.

October 23, 2011 at 5:13 pm

Hey Dan, thanks! That is so cool that you did an assignment for Tourism New Brunswick. How do I get a gig like that? Actually they commented on some of my posts. I should follow up with that shouldn’t I? Thanks for your visits and comments!